Top R&D investing companies based in the EU expect their global research and development (R&D) investments to grow by 5% annually from 2011 to 2013. This is more than double last year's expectations, and represents a significant upturn from the 2.6% R&D cuts in investment implemented by these companies in 2009. The companies surveyed also revealed that an average of 27% of their annual sales comes from innovative products introduced in the past three years, demonstrating again that innovation is the key to commercial success and to job creation.
Read more … Top European corporate R&D investors set to increase innovation efforts by 5% a year
European Commission published the orientation paper of the work programme 2012 for FP7 Environement.
European Commission published the orientation paper of the work programme FP7-KBBE-2012.
Read more … FP7 Food, Agriculture and fisheries and Biotechnology: orientation paper 2012
The Council is expected to adopt conclusions on the interim evaluation of the Eurostars Joint Programme (see IP/07/1313 below). The Commission's own response was adopted on 8 April 2011.
Eurostars provides financial support to market-oriented research projects initiated and driven by R&D performing SMEs.
Read more … Interim Evaluation of the Eurostars Joint Programme
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